Salinas Santa Pola & Tabarca Island Tour

Discover the Pink Lake and Tabarca Island from Alicante. Explore unique landscapes, marine life, and enjoy a relaxing day in nature.

Duration: 8 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Parque Natural De Las Salinas De Santa Pola - Discover this unique curiosity: the Salinas of Santa Pola. It gets its distinctive pink hue from a type of algae called Dunaliella salina.
    NB: the time spent there includes the transportation.
  • Santa Pola - Arrive at the Port of Santa Pola to board the boat to Tabarca Island.
    NB: the time spent there includes the transportation.
  • Isla de Tabarca - Enjoy a relaxing afternoon on the only inhabited island of the Valencian Community.
    NB: the time spent there includes the transportation.
What's Included
  • Boat ticket Santa Pola - Tabarca - Santa Pola
  • Visit of the Salinas of Santa Pola
  • Roundtrip bus transportation
  • Official local guide
  • Free time on the island
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Start your adventure by boarding your bus in Alicante towards Santa Pola. Go to your first stop at the Salinas of Santa Pola.

The salt flats get its distinctive pink hue from a type of algae, which thrives in high-salinity environments.

Then, travel to Santa Pola port to catch the boat to Tabarca Island, the only inhabited island in the region. During the 30-minute boat ride, make use of the water-level window to spot fish underwater.

Once on Tabarca, take some free time to explore this Mediterranean Marine Reserve and its fascinating biodiversity. Discover the place that was once home to Barbary pirates and admire the ancient walls that surround it.

Stroll around the small town, relax on the beach, go swimming or eat at one of the restaurants. Later in the afternoon, board the boat back to Santa Pola for the bus ride back to Alicante.

Location
Alicante Bullring
Plaça d'Espanya
Meet in front of the main doors of Plaza de Toros (at the bus stop)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Corentinnotte
Aug 17, 2024
Great day - Great tour. We loved the guide and the free time on the island! Perfect for a summer day with my friends. I recommend it :)!
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Kesia
Aug 5, 2024
you do not visit the pink lake - The cost of the excursion was 59€, and the day is worth half of the money spent. The purchase of the excursion does not correspond to the title of the purchase, as "the pink lake" is 45 minutes from the port of Santa Pola and you do not visit, what you visit are "the salt pans of Santa Pola" with a museum, where salt is produced. The excursion package does not correspond to reality, we had a bad experience. Our day began with the departure of the bus with the Guide from Alicante, while it says “to torrevieja pink lake” you will actually visit the salt pans of Santa Pola and the lake you will not even see the shadow. Once completed the visit to the salt pans that will be only 25 minutes and not 2 hours as it says, we went to the port of Santa Pola to take the ferry to Tabarca, The ferry of their choice sailed at our schedule without letting people board and we stayed under the sun waiting for the next very bitter and sweaty for 30 minutes waiting for the next. The reason why we preferred this excursion to the others was because there was a visit to the pink lake included in the price, but apparently this title was only put on to attract people to buy the excursion, since you can not even see the shadow of the lake. The visit to the island is not worth it, it is very crowded, the beach sold out, the water is very hot and not clear, however there are stones that make everything more uncomfortable. In short, the experience is not worth the money spent, I do not recommend this excursion, rather I would spend this money to do something else.
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